‘The truth prevailed’: Twitter erupts with congratulatory messages for Priya Ramani

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Super User 17 February 2021

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Following her acquittal in the defamation case filed against her by former Union minister MJ Akbar, journalist Priya Ramani said that she felt vindicated on behalf of all the women who have spoken out against sexual harassment.

“Sexual harassment has got the attention it deserves,” Ramani told reporters outside the chamber in Rouse Avenue Court, minutes after the verdict. “This matter has been about women, it hasn’t been about me. I happened to represent all the women who spoke up...the women who spoke up before me and the women who spoke up after me.”

“It feels amazing, truly does,” she added.

Her counsel Rebecca John said that this was the most important case of her career. “It was very very difficult,” John told Bar and Bench. “But in that sense, when you fight powerful people and you have just truth on your side, the journey becomes very, very relevant to you personally, and I think this was the most important case of my life.”

Meanwhile, dozens of people took to Twitter to congratulate Ramani. Here is a compilation of a few such tweets:

Today's verdict doesn't nail the perpetrator but let's not undermine this victory

Women don't speak up because they fear punishment. A precedent that firmly sides with a woman's prerogative to speak up as and when she sees fit has the potential to empower millions#PriyaRamani
— Pragya Tiwari (@PragyaTiwari) February 17, 2021

The three *most* important things the court said today when they acquitted #PriyaRamani

Answers to
1. Why are you doing this on twitter/social media?
2. What proof do you have?
3. Why didn't you speak up then? pic.twitter.com/w0bhNnk6qr
— Sandhya (@TheRestlessQuil) February 17, 2021

Had to post this. For the love of #PriyaRamani pic.twitter.com/bLJDJqQiOT
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) February 17, 2021

What a fight #PriyaRamani. The downfall of every sexual predator is the only way forward.
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) February 17, 2021

âEach time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.â
Thank you #PriyaRamani for standing up for all of us.
You are our Hero !
— Arfa Khanum Sherwani (@khanumarfa) February 17, 2021

Acquitted! #PriyaRamani acquitted, as she had to be!
— Siddharth (@svaradarajan) February 17, 2021

Breaking news today:
BJP draws a blank in Punjab municipal polls!
BJP minister MJ Akbar found to have a shady reputation by the Court, which throws out his case against #PriyaRamani
Nitya Jacob grand transit bail by the Mumbai High Court, in #ToolkitCase
Acche din finally here!
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) February 17, 2021

I am grateful to the Indian Courts. The Judges.
All the people of all genders will now be empowered to identify and out their molesters. This has been a battle that Priya Ramani took on for all of us. For our children.

She is my Hero. Our hero. #PriyaRamani
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) February 17, 2021

#PriyaRamani hugs her friends outside the chamber in Rouse Avenue Court as she is acquitted of defamation of charges against #MJAkbar.

Akbar, looking down, just went out of the court as soon as the verdict was announced.
— Zeyad Masroor Khan (@zeyadkhan) February 17, 2021

A great victory
Salute to #PriyaRamani
And shameless hall of shame goes to #MJAkbar
— Dr Kafeel Khan (@drkafeelkhan) February 17, 2021

Good on you #PriyaRamani. More power to you.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 17, 2021

Bravo #PriyaRamani. Your abuser @mjakbar hit you with a SLAPP suit but you stand vindicated. Verdict empowers women, saying we shd "understand that sometimes a victim may for years not speak up due to mental trauma, cannot be punished for raising her voice against sexual abuse." pic.twitter.com/6pQZbc7epP
— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) February 17, 2021

Court acquits #PriyaRamani in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar. A reminder that this nationâs laws go by cold facts, and not by our need for ideological or emotional hurrays.
— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) February 17, 2021

Journalist #PriyaRamani Acquitted In Defamation Case filed By former union minister @mjakbar. This is a big victory for the women of India.
— Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) February 17, 2021

A landmark verdict: âWoman has a right to put up the grievance at any platform of her choice even after decades. Woman cant be punished for raising voice agains sex abuse . Right to reputation cannot be protected at cost of right to dignityâ Judge in #PriyaRamani case.
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 17, 2021

Delhi Court Acquits Priya Ramani In MJ Akbar's Criminal Defamation Case. This is a big win for all women in India and a huge step forward for gender justice in the workplace. Congratulations to the courageous #PriyaRamani and her lawyer Rebecca John. ðð½ðð½ https://t.co/tkaFR80kEM
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) February 17, 2021

Well done, Priya Ramani, landmark judgement that will set a precedent for many, many other women to raise their voices #PriyaRamani https://t.co/qg2GfDkS0a
— sonia singh (@soniandtv) February 17, 2021

Thank you for fighting #PriyaRamani

You spoke up not just for yourself but for millions of women out there.

Down with sexual predators.
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) February 17, 2021

âWomen cannot be punished for raising voice against sex abuse. Right of reputation canât be protected at the cost of right to dignityâ - Court#PriyaRamani â¥ï¸#MeToo #Victory pic.twitter.com/u24E8OfcOU
— Shivani Chopra (@ShivaniChopra_) February 17, 2021

Thanks for your testimony in the #PriyaRamani case, @ghazalawahab. You are an inspiration. https://t.co/XQajDHSBl2
— Neha Dixit (@nehadixit123) February 17, 2021

Yes, #PriyaRamani's acquittal is only the defamation case & not a conviction of #MJAkbar, but its significance is in the courts BELIEVING her. She spoke out about sexual assault & they stated that her right to tell her truth was more important than his loss of reputation.
— Asmita (@asmitaghosh18) February 17, 2021

Important part of the #PriyaRamani judgment: the Court affirms that an honest error of fact will not lead to liability for defamation, as long as reasonable efforts were made to ensure veracity (in the context of Akbar's resignation as Minister).
— Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) February 17, 2021